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Brazil. Life in Pintolandia refugee camp

Worldwide displacement tops 70 million, UN Refugee Chief urges greater solidarity in response

19 June 2019

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Yemen. UNHCR helps displaced families affected by heavy rain in Aden

Flooding worsens humanitarian needs across Yemen

17 June 2019

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Northern Ireland. Resettled Syrian family enjoy safety in Armagh

UNHCR welcomes meaningful new UK commitment to refugee resettlement

17 June 2019

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UNHCR scales up response as record number of Venezuelans arrive in Peru

15 June 2019

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UNHCR welcomes South Sudan's accession to international convention to protect internally displaced

14 June 2019

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Rwanda. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Helena Christensen visits Burundian refugees in Rwanda

Helena Christensen appointed Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

13 June 2019

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UNHCR appeals for regional talks on Central America displacement

12 June 2019

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Italy. Sea Watch boat rescue off Lampedusa coast

UNHCR urges Italy to reconsider proposed decree affecting rescue at sea in the Central Mediterranean

12 June 2019

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Finland. Pensioner couple take Iraqi girl under their wing

UNHCR calls on Finnish EU Council Presidency to push for progress in asylum reform

11 June 2019

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Colombia. Visit by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie

Statement by UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie as Venezuelan refugees and migrants top 4 million

8 June 2019

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Libya. Refugees escape detention centres as fighting breaks out in Tripoli

UNHCR's Grandi and IOM's Vitorino discuss challenges ahead with EU Home Affairs ministers

7 June 2019

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Colombia. A mother with her child crosses the Simon Bolivar Bridge, one of 7 legal entry points on the Colombia-Venezuela border

Refugees and migrants from Venezuela top 4 million: UNHCR and IOM

7 June 2019

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine